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Fire alarm at 2440 Shattuck Avenue (Dollar Tree); eight‑story residential over commercial building with alarm sounding and occupants evacuated; Truck 5 investigating, likely false alarm from kitchen smoke or burnt food., Berkeley CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 08:56 PM

San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94706

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm at 2440 Shattuck Avenue (Dollar Tree); eight‑story residential over commercial building with alarm sounding and occupants evacuated; Truck 5 investigating, likely false alarm from kitchen smoke or burnt food.

Audio|Heard on: Berkeley Police and Fire

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01:37

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 3, Truck 5, looks like it's all clear, there's some food on the stereo gun, try reset.

00:05

Look 5, Engine 3, system took a reset.

00:17

Press your line, Nation 3, yep.

00:21

Alarms set off by a burnt hood and just a tick reset.

00:25

I'll have you.

00:28

Copy, engine three available.

00:37

Engine 5, and truck 5.

00:41

Respond to commercial fire alarm.

00:43

At 2440, Shattuck Avenue, Dollar Tree.

00:47

Cross streets are Haste Street and Channing Way.

00:55

Berkeley on the 8-story, residential over-commercial,

01:00

nothing shown from the street, alarm sounding, people evacuated, truck 5 will be investigated.

01:07

Truck 5 is being investigated.

01:09

Truck 5 is copy on same way 8-story, residential, over-commercial, nothing showing from the street, alarm sounding people evacuated in truck 5 is investigating.

01:21

5 engine 5 something we just need 5 we're we're we're gonna go around the corner and see the retail space where the main alarm panel is and where the potential might be excuse me where the smoke detector might be activated

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Location mentioned:

San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94706

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